There's no better way to celebrate this great land of ours than with a road trip across the Heartland, from coast to coast. Here are 39 places to stop and stretch your legs.

Floating past misstated myths

About an hour beyond Madison, Wisconsin are the dells of the Wisconsin River, a scenic, glacially formed gorge that features striking sandstone formations along the banks of the Wisconsin River. Not satisfied with that natural beauty, unbridled Babbits have built a Disneyland of water parks without unifying artistic direction. There is one every quarter mile, each with a stranger theme, including an upside down White House. Well it is a way to stay cool in the summer.